Another tuft customer

Although the small, tufted moth was unusual, it is not the strangest tufted moth that I have seen.  That dubious honor goes to the common looper moth (Autographa precationis) that I encountered last fall. 

A common looper moth (Autographa precationis).

From above, the common looper moth has an odd shape, but it doesn't seem all that impressive.  However, viewing the moth from the front reveals an elaborately curved tuft crowning the moth's head.

The common looper moth from the front.

The tufts don't stop there either.  The common looper moth has a row of three tufts down its back and the raised corners of its wings form what looks like a small, fourth tuft.

A profile view of the common looper moth.

Despite its name, this creature did not look much like a common moth to me -- and if it had been on some tree bark instead of the window, it might not have looked like a moth at all!